Monday, June 12, 2017

I think we have a "Bad Luck, Good Luck" story here.
Or, at minimum, big boat, little boat.
From the Daily Mail:

'I could get used to this': British sailor rescued
by the Queen Mary 2 after his boat was severely damaged in transatlantic
race reveals how he was 'treated like a prince' aboard the liner

British cruise liner joined rescue effort after yachtsman struggled in stormy seas

Queen Mary 2 and two further vessels responded to three emergency beacons

Stricken sailor Mervyn Wheatley sent a mayday after his yacht was battered

A British yachtsman has relived the
dramatic moment he was rescued by a cruise liner after his vessel became
severely damaged in a transatlantic race.

Stricken
sailor Mervyn Wheatley sent a mayday after his yacht was battered
beyond repair in a hurricane in the middle of the Atlantic.

The
former Royal Marine, 73, was taking part in a 7,500-mile transatlantic
race when his boat was smashed by 50ft waves and winds of almost 70mph -
but it was the Queen Mary 2 luxury liner steamed to his rescue.

He was rescued in the area of the Mid Atlantic on Saturday and while his boat, called Tamarind, suffered severe damage

An RAF Hercules was sent on a long-range
rescue mission after the father-of-two sent out a distress beacon during
the ‘once-in-a-lifetime storm’.

But
it was the QM2 ocean liner that saved the day – diverting from its
course and arriving to help stricken Mr Wheatley in his badly damaged
38ft yacht....MORE

I know the first part of the headline sounds like a RuPaul event but
it's actually the Queen Mary 2, Queen Victoria and the Queen Elizabeth
getting together in Cunard's former headquarters city over the Bank
Holiday weekend.